Second barricade call in a week in Waukegan

For the second time in a week Friday, Waukegan police had to deal with someone refusing to come out, and officers from the Northern Illinois Police Alarm System (NIPAS) were called to assist.

Police responded to a suicidal person around 5 p.m. near Jackson and Belvidere streets in Waukegan, according to Comdr. Joe Florip.

Multiple attempts were made to get the person to come outside the home, but he refused. NIPAS officers were called and they prepared to make entry into the home when the person inside picked up the telephone and, shortly thereafter, he came out of the residence, Florip said.

The young man was taken to Vista Medical Center East for evaluation.

On Tuesday, police called NIPAS after they thought they had a barricaded subject with a weapon after a domestic altercation in the 4100 block of Continental Drive at the Hickory Manor apartments off Delany Road. When officers forced their way into the apartment, the suspect was gone.

"It is pretty unusual to have NIPAS come out twice in a week," Florip said. "But we'd rather be safe than sorry. We always appreciate when they show up."